If you are completing a paper FAFSA, you can only list four colleges in the school code step. However, you may add more colleges by doing one of the following…
1. Use your Federal Student Aid PIN and go to FAFSA on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Select the “add or delete a school code” link.
2. Use [...]

FAP911: Student credit cards, Congressional hearings, Jonathan Coulton
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You know how special you guys are, listeners of the Financial Aid Podcast? The House Committee on Education and Labor knows you by name. I got an email from the Committee last night.
From George Miller and the House Committee on Education and Labor:
On Thursday, May 21, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a [...]

The Google Photography Prize is a global competition for students to create themes for iGoogle. Run in collaboration with the Saatchi Gallery London, the Google Photography Prize is open to students across the world.

We have opened up iGoogle, our personalised homepage, as the digital canvas for your creativity. We invite you to submit your compelling photography and bring your art online to a global audience.

The MyCollegeScholarship.com Scholarship Program is a program that awards (2) $1,500 scholarships per year to students who are planning on attending a previously unattended college or university. This includes new, transfer, and graduate students. Scholarships are awarded through random drawings to give each student an equal chance of winning. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and use the award within 3 years of winning. Deadlines are June 30 and December 31 of each year.

According to socialsecurity.gov if you are a blind or disabled child who is regularly attending college, or a course of vocational or technical training, you have limited earnings potential that is not counted against your Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. In fact, the maximum amount increased for 2009.
Income Exclusion Amounts for 2009 For 2009, the [...]

For 30 years PDCA has been able to award scholarships to deserving students because of the A. E. Robert Friedman-PDCA Scholarship Fund. The A.E. Robert Friedman-PDCA Scholarship Fund was formed in 1978 to honor Bob Friedman on the occasion of his fortieth anniversary as legal counsel for the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America. He served in that capacity until 1981.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has partnered with the Forensic Sciences Foundation (FSF) to begin a collaborative relationship of shaping the next generation of forensic scientists. The FSF will offer scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students of FEPAC accredited programs at Colleges/Universities. This is a three year program with individual awards being made in August 2009, August 2010, and August 2011. Award amounts will vary, but will not exceed $7,000 per award. Each submission will be peer-reviewed by the award committee and NIJ, and awards will be made based on, but not limited to, the quality and technical merit of each proposal, impact of the proposed project, and capabilities/experience of the applicant.

What exactly qualifies as Untaxed Income on your FAFSA (Question 95i)?
This question/category is kind of vague. Some examples shown are worker’s comp or disability, but the more illustrative list is the list of what not to include, such as student aid (including scholarships), earned income credit, tax credits for kids, welfare, Social Security, workforce investment, [...]

FAP910: Making money, free tuition colleges, student lending
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